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Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

jump leads N npl

jump leads
câbles mpl de démarrage

I. lead1 [Brit liːd, Am lid] N

1. lead (winning position in race, game, poll, quiz):

to be in the lead , to have the lead
être en tête
to go into the lead to take the lead
passer en tête
this gave him the lead
ceci lui a permis de passer en tête
to move into an early lead
passer rapidement en tête
to share the lead
se partager la première place

2. lead (amount by which one is winning):

lead
avance f (over sur)
to have a lead of three points/half a lap
avoir trois points/un demi-tour de piste d'avance
to have a six second/three-goal lead
avoir six secondes/trois buts d'avance
to increase one's lead
creuser l'écart (by de)
to increase one's lead in the polls to 20%
atteindre une avance de 20% dans les sondages

3. lead (initiative):

to take the lead
prendre l'initiative
to take the lead in doing
être le premier/la première à faire
to give a or the lead
donner l'exemple (in doing en faisant)
to follow sb's lead
suivre l'exemple de qn

4. lead (clue):

lead
piste f
to have a number of leads to pursue
avoir plusieurs pistes à suivre
this was our first real lead
c'était notre première vraie piste
to give sb a lead as to solution, perpetrator
mettre qn sur la piste or la voie de

5. lead (role):

lead THEAT, CINE
rôle m principal
lead THEAT, CINE
premier rôle m
to play the lead
jouer le rôle principal
who was the male/female lead?
qui était l'acteur/l'actrice qui jouait le rôle principal?

6. lead JOURN (story):

to be the lead
être à la une inf
to be the lead in all the papers
faire la une de tous les journaux inf

7. lead ELEC (wire):

lead
fil m

8. lead Brit (for dog):

lead
laisse f
on a lead
en laisse
to let the dog off the lead
lâcher le chien

9. lead (in cards):

it's Nina's lead
c'est à Nina de jouer en premier

II. lead1 [Brit liːd, Am lid] ADJ attr

lead guitarist, guitar
premier/-ière
lead attr role, singer
principal
lead article
principal
lead article
à la une inf

III. lead1 <pret, pp led> [Brit liːd, Am lid] VB trans

1. lead (guide, escort):

lead person
mener, conduire (to sth à qc, to sb auprès de qn, out of hors de, through à travers)
to lead sb into the house/into the kitchen
mener or conduire qn dans la maison/à la cuisine
to lead sb up/down hill, staircase
mener or conduire qn en haut de/en bas de
to lead sb back
ramener or reconduire qn (to à)
to lead sb away
éloigner qn (from de)
to lead sb across the road
faire traverser la rue à qn
to lead sb to safety/into a trap
conduire qn en lieu sûr/dans un piège

2. lead (pull, take by hand or bridle):

lead child, prisoner, horse
mener (to à, into dans, by par)
to lead sb to his cell
conduire qn dans sa cellule

3. lead (bring) path, route, sign, clue, sound, smell:

lead person
mener (to à)
where is this discussion leading us?
à quoi cette conversation nous mène-t-elle?
this leads me to my main point
ceci m'amène à mon sujet principal
to lead the conversation onto
amener la conversation sur

4. lead (be leader of):

lead army, team, expedition, attack, strike, revolt, proceedings, procession, parade
mener
lead orchestra, research
diriger
to lead sb to victory
mener qn à la victoire
to lead the debate
mener les débats
to lead a congregation in prayer
entonner les prières
to lead the dancing
ouvrir le bal

5. lead (be ahead of):

lead SPORTS, COMM rival, team
avoir une avance sur
to be leading sb by 10 metres
avoir une avance de 10 mètres sur qn, devancer qn de 10 mètres
to be leading Liverpool 4–2
mener par 4 buts à 2 dans le match contre Liverpool
to lead the world
être au premier rang mondial
to lead the field (in commerce, research)
être le plus avancé
to lead the field (in race)
mener, être en tête
to lead the market
être le leader du marché

6. lead (cause, influence):

to lead sb to do
amener qn à faire
to lead sb to believe/hope that …
amener qn à croire /espérer que …
to be led to believe that …
être amené à croire que …
he led me to expect that …
d'après ce qu'il m'avait dit je m'attendais à ce que …
+ subj what led you to this conclusion?
qu'est-ce qui vous a amené à cette conclusion?
everything leads me to conclude that …
tout me porte à conclure que …
to be easily led
être très influençable

7. lead (conduct, have):

lead active life, lazy life
mener
to lead a life of luxury/idleness
vivre dans le luxe/l'oisiveté

8. lead LAW:

to lead a witness
interroger un témoin en lui suggérant les réponses

9. lead GAMES (in cards):

lead card
jouer

IV. lead1 <pret, pp led> [Brit liːd, Am lid] VB intr

1. lead (go, be directed):

to lead to path, route:
mener à
to lead to door:
s'ouvrir sur
to lead to exit, trapdoor:
donner accès à
to lead back to
ramener à
to lead off the corridor passage:
partir du couloir
to lead off the corridor door:
s'ouvrir sur le couloir
footsteps led away from the scene
des traces de pas partaient du lieu

2. lead (result in):

to lead to complication, discovery, accident, response
entraîner
it was bound to lead to trouble
ça devait mal finir
one thing led to another, and we…
de fil en aiguille, nous…

3. lead (be ahead):

lead runner, car, company:
être en tête
lead team, side:
mener
to lead by three games/15 seconds
avoir trois jeux/15 secondes d'avance
to be leading in the arms race
être en tête dans la course aux armements

4. lead (go first):

lead (in walk, procession)
aller devant
lead (in action, discussion)
prendre l'initiative

5. lead (in dancing):

lead
conduire

6. lead LAW:

to lead for defence, prosecution
être l'avocat principal de

7. lead JOURN:

to lead with
mettre [qc] à la une inf

8. lead (in boxing):

to lead with one's left/right
attaquer de gauche/de droite

9. lead (in cards):

lead
jouer le premier/la première

V. lead1 [Brit liːd, Am lid]

to lead the way (go first)
passer devant
to lead the way (guide others)
montrer le chemin
to lead the way (be ahead, winning)
être en tête
to lead the way up/down/into
passer devant pour monter/descendre/entrer dans
to lead the way in space research
être le numéro un dans le domaine de la recherche spatiale

lead2 [Brit lɛd, Am lɛd] N

1. lead (metal):

lead
plomb m
lead attr paint, piping, weight
en or de plomb

2. lead (bullets):

lead fig, inf
pruneaux inf

3. lead:

lead, a. black lead (graphite)
mine f de plomb
lead, a. black lead (in pencil)
mine f

4. lead (on fishing line, in gun cartridge etc):

lead
plomb m

5. lead NAUT (for sounding):

lead
plomb m (de sonde)

6. lead TYPO:

lead
interligne f

7. lead CONSTR (of window):

lead
plomb m
lead
baguette f de plomb
leads (of windows)
plombure f

8. lead Brit (for roofing):

lead
couverture f de plomb U
to fill or pump sb full of lead inf
cribler qn de balles inf
to get the lead out Am inf (stop loafing)
se bouger
to get the lead out (speed up)
se grouiller inf
to go over Am or down Brit like a lead balloon inf
tomber à plat inf
to swing the lead Brit inf, dated
tirer au flanc inf

white lead N

white lead
blanc m de céruse

extension lead N ELEC

extension lead
rallonge f

red lead N

red lead
minium m

juvenile lead N THEAT

juvenile lead
jeune premier/-ière m/f

lead poisoning N

lead poisoning
saturnisme m
lead poisoning
intoxication f par le plomb

lead story [Brit ˈliːd stɔːri] N

lead story
histoire f à la une inf
to be the lead story
être à la une inf

lead pencil N

lead pencil
crayon m à papier

in the PONS Dictionary

jump leads N pl

jump leads
câbles mpl de démarrage

I. lead1 <led, led> [li:d] VB trans

1. lead (be in charge of):

lead
diriger
lead a discussion, an inquiry
mener

2. lead (be the leader of):

lead
mener

3. lead (guide):

lead
mener
to lead the way
montrer le chemin

4. lead (cause to have/do sth):

to lead sb into/to sth
conduire qn dans qc
to lead sb into/to problems
causer des problèmes pour qn
to lead sb to +infin
amener qn à +infin
to lead sb to believe
amener qn à croire
to lead sb astray
détourner qn du droit chemin

5. lead COMM, SPORTS (be ahead of):

to lead sb
être en avance sur qn

6. lead (live a particular way):

to lead a life of luxury
mener une vie de luxe

Phrases:

to lead sb by the nose inf
mener qn par le bout du nez

II. lead1 <led, led> [li:d] VB intr

1. lead (direct):

lead
mener
to lead to/into/onto sth
mener à/à l'intérieur de/sur qc

2. lead (guide):

lead
guider

3. lead (be ahead):

lead
mener

4. lead fig (cause to develop, happen):

to lead to sth
aboutir à qc

5. lead GAMES:

lead
jouer le premier

III. lead1 [li:d] N

1. lead no pl (front position):

lead
tête f
to take the lead
prendre la tête

2. lead (advantage):

lead
avance f
to have a lead of two points
avoir une avance de deux points

3. lead (example):

lead
exemple m

4. lead (clue):

lead
indice m

5. lead (leading role):

lead
rôle m principal

6. lead (connecting wire):

lead
câble m

7. lead Brit, Aus (rope for pet):

lead
laisse f

8. lead GAMES:

to have the lead
jouer le premier

lead2 [led] N

1. lead no pl (metallic substance):

lead
plomb m

2. lead (pencil filling):

lead
mine f de crayon

3. lead pl Brit → leading

See also

I. leading [ˈledɪŋ] ADJ

leading
leader

II. leading [ˈledɪŋ] N no pl Brit

1. leading (lead roof covering):

leading
ardoise f

2. leading (lead strips in windows):

leading
baguettes fpl de plombs

lead-poisoning N

lead-poisoning
intoxication f par le plomb

lead-free [ˈledfri:] ADJ

lead-free
sans plomb

white lead N

white lead
blanc m de céruse

lead-up N

lead-up
prélude m

I. lead on VB intr

lead on
avancer

II. lead on VB trans pej

to lead sb on
tromper qn

lead singer N

lead singer
première voix f

lead guitar N

1. lead guitar (melody guitar):

lead guitar
air m de guitare

2. lead guitar (guitar player):

lead guitar
guitariste mf
in the PONS Dictionary

I. lead1 <led, led> [lid] VB trans

1. lead (be in charge of):

lead
diriger
lead a discussion, an investigation
mener

2. lead (be the leader of):

lead
mener

3. lead (guide):

lead
mener
to lead the way
montrer le chemin

4. lead (cause to have/do sth):

to lead sb into/to sth
conduire qn dans qc
to lead sb into/to problems
causer des problèmes à qn
to lead sb to +infin
amener qn à +infin
to lead sb to believe
amener qn à croire
to lead sb astray
détourner qn du droit chemin

5. lead COMM, sports (be ahead of):

to lead sb
être en avance sur qn

6. lead (live a particular way):

to lead a life of luxury
mener une vie de luxe

Phrases:

to lead sb by the nose inf
mener qn par le bout du nez

II. lead1 <led, led> [lid] VB intr

1. lead (direct):

lead
mener
to lead to/into/onto sth
mener à/à l'intérieur de/sur qc

2. lead (guide):

lead
guider

3. lead (be ahead):

lead
mener

4. lead fig (cause to develop, happen):

to lead to sth
aboutir à qc

5. lead GAMES:

lead
jouer le premier

III. lead1 [lid] N

1. lead (front position):

lead
tête f
to take the lead
prendre la tête

2. lead (advantage):

lead
avance f
to have a lead of two points
avoir une avance de deux points

3. lead (example):

lead
exemple m

4. lead (clue):

lead
indice m

5. lead (leading role):

lead
rôle m principal

6. lead (connecting wire):

lead
câble m

7. lead GAMES:

to have the lead
jouer le premier

lead2 [led] N

1. lead (metallic substance):

lead
plomb m

2. lead (pencil filling):

lead
mine f de crayon

lead-up N

lead-up
prélude m

lead poisoning N

lead poisoning
intoxication f par le plomb

lead story N JOURN

lead story
article m leader

lead time N

lead time
temps m de procuration

lead guitar N

1. lead guitar (melody guitar):

lead guitar
air m de guitare

2. lead guitar (guitar player):

lead guitar
guitariste mf

lead singer N

lead singer
première voix f

lead-free [ˈled·fri] ADJ

lead-free
sans plomb

lead pencil N

lead pencil → pencil

See also

I. pencil [ˈpen(t)·s ə l] N

1. pencil (writing utensil):

pencil
crayon m
pencil drawing
dessin m au crayon
colored pencil
crayon m de couleur
in pencil
au crayon

2. pencil (thin line):

pencil of light
trait m
pencil-thin
mince comme un fil

II. pencil <-l-, -ll-> [ˈpen(t)·s ə l] VB trans

pencil
écrire au crayon
Present
Ilead
youlead
he/she/itleads
welead
youlead
theylead
Past
Iled
youled
he/she/itled
weled
youled
theyled
Present Perfect
Ihaveled
youhaveled
he/she/ithasled
wehaveled
youhaveled
theyhaveled
Past Perfect
Ihadled
youhadled
he/she/ithadled
wehadled
youhadled
theyhadled
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